Political actions and outcomes depend on people's preferences over candidates, policies,
and other politically relevant phenomena. For this reason, a great deal of political activity …

The Sri Lanka Telecommunications company was recently partially privatised and a major
Japanese company became responsible for its management. Previously, it was a …

Reorganising Power in Indonesia is a new and distinctive analysis of the dramatic fall of
Soeharto, the last of the great Cold War capitalist dictators, and of the struggles that reshape …

This is an extensively revised and updated version of a book that was originally published in
2007. In addition to bringing the text up to date in a rapidly changing region, there are …

When three decades of authoritarian rule unravelled in Indonesia following the fall of
President Suharto in 1998, it was widely expected that this would also open the doors for a …

Institutions have played a central role in political economy explanations of East Asia's
growth, from the developmental state to the micro-institutions of industrial policy. A review of …

Although the phrase'North-South'divide is not heard so much these days, what separates
rich countries from poor countries is a question that is still very much with us. Anthony Payne …

In the aftermath of the East Asian crisis and Japan's prolonged economic downturn, many
observers considered that East Asia's distinctive model of state-led development had …

Good corporate governance has proved lacking in other Asian countries since the crisis in
1997. Economic reform, corporate and financial restructuring have been urged, cajoled and …

The Asia-Pacific is arguably the most important, but also the most complex and contested,
region on the planet. Containing three of the world's largest economies and some of its most …